AFTER TRAVELING FIVE CONTINENTS, 22 CITIES AND NEARLY 40,000 MILES, “THE AMAZING RACE” CONCLUDES IN A SPECIAL TWO-HOUR SEASON FINALE ON SUNDAY, MAY 6

CHEAT TWEET: Who will win the most important 1st place finish of their lives? #FinalPitStop #AmazingRace, Sun, 5/6 8-10pmET/PT http://bit.ly/IhqZf1

“It’s a Great Place to Become Millionaires” – The final four Teams battle for the $1 million prize in a grueling two-hour season finale that starts in Japan, where Racers call upon their track skills for an exhausting Japanese game show, and concludes in Hawaii, where Teams hit the waves to put their rescue mission skills to the test, on THE AMAZING RACE, Sunday, May 6 (8:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Phil Keoghan is host.

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"Our fans are pretty good. They don't give away too much. Sometimes people love dropping spoilers, but our fans are good. They tend to do it in such a way that doesn't ruin it for fans who don't want to know."--Phil Keoghan

"Our fans are pretty good. They don't give away too much. Sometimes people love dropping spoilers, but our fans are good. They tend to do it in such a way that doesn't ruin it for fans who don't want to know."--Phil Keoghan

"Our fans are pretty good. They don't give away too much. Sometimes people love dropping spoilers, but our fans are good. They tend to do it in such a way that doesn't ruin it for fans who don't want to know."--Phil Keoghan

"Our fans are pretty good. They don't give away too much. Sometimes people love dropping spoilers, but our fans are good. They tend to do it in such a way that doesn't ruin it for fans who don't want to know."--Phil Keoghan

"Our fans are pretty good. They don't give away too much. Sometimes people love dropping spoilers, but our fans are good. They tend to do it in such a way that doesn't ruin it for fans who don't want to know."--Phil Keoghan

I am uploading the preview now, it is a big file so may take another 30-40 minutes. I will post it here AND in the Honolulu thread, so let's try to discuss the Osaka parts here and the Honolulu parts there, okay? Thanks!

Preview up! Caps within the hour.

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"Our fans are pretty good. They don't give away too much. Sometimes people love dropping spoilers, but our fans are good. They tend to do it in such a way that doesn't ruin it for fans who don't want to know."--Phil Keoghan

In the running task, there's no confetti when Art wipes out. There's plenty of confetti for when Rachel B / Brendon / Vanessa make their attempt, which would suggest BPA finished first.

Moreover, the fact that Brenchel are at the task with Davchel and Ralph/Van suggests that the bus thing is either a nonissue (due to bunching or the difficulty of the task) or not to the gameshow task.

"Our fans are pretty good. They don't give away too much. Sometimes people love dropping spoilers, but our fans are good. They tend to do it in such a way that doesn't ruin it for fans who don't want to know."--Phil Keoghan

"Our fans are pretty good. They don't give away too much. Sometimes people love dropping spoilers, but our fans are good. They tend to do it in such a way that doesn't ruin it for fans who don't want to know."--Phil Keoghan

"Our fans are pretty good. They don't give away too much. Sometimes people love dropping spoilers, but our fans are good. They tend to do it in such a way that doesn't ruin it for fans who don't want to know."--Phil Keoghan

"Our fans are pretty good. They don't give away too much. Sometimes people love dropping spoilers, but our fans are good. They tend to do it in such a way that doesn't ruin it for fans who don't want to know."--Phil Keoghan

From cap 37 - 38, I think they are in a revolving sushi shop which is quite common in Japan and they have to take some certain sushis to fill the plate, since I can see the label on the plate. I don't know, though

AFTER TRAVELING FIVE CONTINENTS, 22 CITIES AND NEARLY 40,000 MILES, “THE AMAZING RACE” CONCLUDES IN A SPECIAL TWO-HOUR SEASON FINALE ON SUNDAY, MAY 6

CHEAT TWEET: Who will win the most important 1st place finish of their lives? #FinalPitStop #AmazingRace, Sun, 5/6 8-10pmET/PT http://bit.ly/IhqZf1

“It’s a Great Place to Become Millionaires” – The final four Teams battle for the $1 million prize in a grueling two-hour season finale that starts in Japan, where Racers call upon their track skills for an exhausting Japanese game show, and concludes in Hawaii, where Teams hit the waves to put their rescue mission skills to the test, on THE AMAZING RACE, Sunday, May 6 (8:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Phil Keoghan is host.

Maybe they fly into Tokyo, do the game show first, then take Shinkansen to Kyoto/Osaka area. Or maybe not.

Tarjunkie999,

Your hypothesis is reasonable and that may be what teams did in leg 11, but it's 250 miles from Tokyo to Osaka so I have big questions that the TV game show was filmed in Tokyo.

You inspired me to do additional research. Osaka is a huge metropolitan area (some include Kyoto and Kobe in it; I do) with a 17 million population, not as large as Tokyo but larger than the New York metro area. It turns out that there are 5 headquarters and/ or studios of TV networks (not stations but networks covering much of Japan) in the city of Osaka:

um.... is it just me or is the Japanese game show host the EXACT same host from the TAR15 Leg 1 RB?!?! im pretty surw its him hahaha

Maybe, but I have a possible alternate hypothesis. Remember Amazing Race Asia 3 episode ROADBLOCK (in the ice bar) "Who is cold and calculating?" there is some probability that this sushi exercise could be similar, with the letters teams earn allowing them to name the next city.

I am not happy with this cliche Japanese game show. It's not even that popular here anymore. That sushi challenge looks really good though.

Is that show in EP11 a famous Japanese game show or just a temporary show prepared for this leg?

It's a made up game show for the race. Just like the Wasabi roulette. This challenge looks more fun than the wasabi though. I wish if they want to make a Japanese game show task. It's as fun as Takeshi's castle.

um.... is it just me or is the Japanese game show host the EXACT same host from the TAR15 Leg 1 RB?!?! im pretty surw its him hahaha

Maybe, but I have a possible alternate hypothesis. Remember Amazing Race Asia 3 episode ROADBLOCK (in the ice bar) "Who is cold and calculating?" there is some probability that this sushi exercise could be similar, with the letters teams earn allowing them to name the next city.

did you miss my comparison photo from the previous page?it is the same host.

um.... is it just me or is the Japanese game show host the EXACT same host from the TAR15 Leg 1 RB?!?! im pretty surw its him hahaha

Maybe, but I have a possible alternate hypothesis. Remember Amazing Race Asia 3 episode ROADBLOCK (in the ice bar) "Who is cold and calculating?" there is some probability that this sushi exercise could be similar, with the letters teams earn allowing them to name the next city.

did you miss my comparison photo from the previous page?it is the same host.

One thing I noticed is the difference in Vanessa's outfits between these caps.and this cap which is over in the Hawaii string.

I think what happens is told in this photo

She must struggle with the task, and In that lower right photo gets the courage by Ralph to continue. She take off the sweatshirt and that's why we see her other shirt. Here in ability to complete this task quickly, will the the cause of there elimination.

There is a clip on cbs.com of Art doing the Osaka roadblock. He has to grab three chickens and then make it to the end of the conveyor. You don't have to do all of that in one try though. There are obviously no other teams with them and they are in first at the time.

There is a clip on cbs.com of Art doing the Osaka roadblock. He has to grab three chickens and then make it to the end of the conveyor. You don't have to do all of that in one try though. There are obviously no other teams with them and they are in first at the time.

I can't see the clip because I am Canadian, is there a possibility they are in last and the other three teams have already gone?

The host is American actor Arnold Chun. There are probably many Japanese actors who could manage the role, but for some reason they've flown him over twice (nice gig if you can get it) so he could sport an accent and a quizmaster's outfit.On a different topic, can anyone help with the signs? With any luck we can pinpoint them.

The host is American actor Arnold Chun. There are probably many Japanese actors who could manage the role, but for some reason they've flown him over twice (nice gig if you can get it) so he could sport an accent and a quizmaster's outfit.On a different topic, can anyone help with the signs? With any luck we can pinpoint them.

First post but thought I should contribute as I can read the japanese there!

"Our fans are pretty good. They don't give away too much. Sometimes people love dropping spoilers, but our fans are good. They tend to do it in such a way that doesn't ruin it for fans who don't want to know."--Phil Keoghan

The Tanaka sisters were my favorite pre-race team, but I never had any illusions about them getting very far. Let's examine the history of the Amazing Race to see which teams eliminated first MIGHT have been true F3 material except for their race being cut short. So, is it:

My conclusion from looking at these first out teams is that none of the above was potential F3 material who just had bad luck. The one first-out team who I think was best was Amanda/Kris, who had bad luck at the starting line of AR18 and paid the price with a close elimination following a penalty Automatic U-turn.

The reason why they'd visited to Hiroshima first before going to Osaka is because they'd visited the Peace Memorial there in order to pay respect to the victims of atom bomb blast on the final days of World War II which is similar to the All-Star edition when the 6 remaining teams paid respect to the victims of the Holocaust at the Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland. Reaction?

If a team picks up the wrong piece of sushi, I wonder if they have to eat it?

Seems a nice idea.

Hey, do you remember "¡Wasabi!" or the fake food RB in Hong Kong?

I was thinking of those tasks, along with the India tea identifying task and a few others. TAR seems to want have teams eat or drink to their limits at times. I thought that might happen here, but it was more like having them stop for a mid race snack so they they would have the energy for the rest of the leg. Art tried though. I think he cleared most of the bingo card as he was leaving the table.

One of the things making the Detour choices unequal was the distance they had to travel to Kura sushi (viewpoint here; although the restaurant hadn't been built when the streetview car went by, you can see the road sign is still the same). The sumo photo task was much closer to Umeda.

One of the things making the Detour choices unequal was the distance they had to travel to Kura sushi (viewpoint here; although the restaurant hadn't been built when the streetview car went by, you can see the road sign is still the same). The sumo photo task was much closer to Umeda.

I bet that World Race Productions knows how to measure not distances but times to get to each DETOUR and they equalize them with the presumed length of the task so that one DETOUR is not supposed to be easier than the other. Despite their best efforts, that is not always been the case; the best example is Art/JJ doing the DETOUR in the Kochi area sifting garlic, packing boxes and delivering them.

One of the things making the Detour choices unequal was the distance they had to travel to Kura sushi (viewpoint here; although the restaurant hadn't been built when the streetview car went by, you can see the road sign is still the same). The sumo photo task was much closer to Umeda.

I bet that World Race Productions knows how to measure not distances but times to get to each DETOUR and they equalize them with the presumed length of the task so that one DETOUR is not supposed to be easier than the other. Despite their best efforts, that is not always been the case; the best example is Art/JJ doing the DETOUR in the Kochi area sifting garlic, packing boxes and delivering them.

"Our fans are pretty good. They don't give away too much. Sometimes people love dropping spoilers, but our fans are good. They tend to do it in such a way that doesn't ruin it for fans who don't want to know."--Phil Keoghan